Post by tackitt on Feb 26, 2013 22:39:20 GMT -5

Is there anything about the Soul Superjam being on Saturday that gives Jim James solo more of a shot of being on Saturday, as well? I'd hate to have that show be before Macca, and I was just remembering that the Roots were the same day as ?uestlove's SJ.

Post by RxMarky Mark on Feb 27, 2013 11:00:01 GMT -5

The more I think about it, the more I think Bjork will have a Jay-Z type of spot on What. Or at least a LN Which. Last night I put her as the traditional 8-10 pre-HLer in my mock. But regardless of how many adds she is getting on the lineup, its likely that she has something in her contract to specify a LN/more LN oriented show. It may require a more elaborate stage set-up as well. In which case, she may be LN Which. Its definitely different, but I could see something like:

Post by SuperCAM? on Feb 27, 2013 15:52:23 GMT -5

Does it really make sense for Wu-Tang Clan to open for Paul McCartney? That just seems so ridiculously mismatched.

That's exactly why it makes sense. Keep the crowd moving. Bonnaroo makes money on vendor sales. You want people walking around from stage to stage all day, walking past the non-music things to do/see/spend $ on.

First, I would say the scheduling at Bonnaroo rarely makes sense. I get what your saying about vendor sales, but if that's the case, wouldn't they have Macca close the festival on Sunday? It would keep people from leaving early, hence more vendor sales.

Despite the weird pairing, I doubt there would be a mass exodus of Wu Tang fans anyway. It's one of the most anticipated headliners in Bonnaroo history, and you only got about an hour to catch anything else. I have these as my top 2 acts, so this would work out perfectly for me (and the reason I don't think it'll happen). Shame, I was really wanting Sir Paul to fill in for ODB

Post by Delicious Meatball Sub on Feb 27, 2013 15:55:53 GMT -5

You'll notice that the pre-HL and tent closing acts on Sunday are always extremely strong. They're clearly trying to balance keeping people in centeroo and and allowing for people to slowly start exiting the campground during the headliner.

Post by RxMarky Mark on Feb 27, 2013 19:34:47 GMT -5

Does it really make sense for Wu-Tang Clan to open for Paul McCartney? That just seems so ridiculously mismatched.

It makes absolutely no sense at all. But rarely at stages does Roo have "themed"/similar acts play back-to-back-to-back, etc. Like horn said, keeps people from camping out at one stage and keeps people from hoarding spots at the What and Which stages as much. I put Wu-Tang there because I had no other place honestly. Unlike most people, I don't think Wilco will pre-HL for Macca. They seem like a perfect Sunday act to me.

Post by theimportance on Feb 28, 2013 1:46:45 GMT -5

Does it really make sense for Wu-Tang Clan to open for Paul McCartney? That just seems so ridiculously mismatched.

It makes absolutely no sense at all. But rarely at stages does Roo have "themed"/similar acts play back-to-back-to-back, etc. Like horn said, keeps people from camping out at one stage and keeps people from hoarding spots at the What and Which stages as much. I put Wu-Tang there because I had no other place honestly. Unlike most people, I don't think Wilco will pre-HL for Macca. They seem like a perfect Sunday act to me.

Just out of curiosity, why do you think Wilco are a better Sunday act? It seems like they'd fit in on Friday or Sunday, but I really have no clue about scheduling and all that.